Operations Director - Midlands - circa £50k

Our client is seeking a strong, collaborative, creative leader and self-starter to stamp their mark with this dynamic company with an innovative business approach. The position has the potential to grow into a full board role and the successful candidate will be able to earn share options in the company as well as a competitive salary.

The role of Director of Operations will comprise the development and management of all production operations and associated support departments to meet business/customer requirements and to continually improve manufacturing efficiencies, quality, workflow and database systems, reducing costs and achieving all key operational performance objectives within a demanding and volatile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a manufacturing strategy and a framework of operating standards to satisfy business plan objectives and growing customer demands.
• Control operations within the plant to optimise throughput and efficiency whilst minimising waste and ensuring very high customer expectations for quality and delivery are met on time and in full.
• Develop and implement capital and software projects which improve/maintain the operational performance of the business.
• Ensure the levels of raw materials and work in progress are properly controlled and managed within budget targets.
• Ensure orders are correctly processed and transferred for invoicing.
• Establish compliance with safety, health and environmental legislation.
• Manage employment relations, best working practices and operational methods in order to maintain business competitiveness.
• Define the optimum organisation structure and recruit, develop, motivate and manage a manufacturing team that maximises its performance potential and meets current and future business needs.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Minimum 3 5 years experience within a management level position.
• Minimum 5 years experience within a photo or print manufacturing environment.
• Leadership/people management skills.
• Change management experience.
• Communication/presentation skills.
• IT proficient - deep understanding of workflow, database systems, Excel.
• Team building.
• Negotiation/consultation skills.
• Awareness of current Health and Safety, Environmental and Employment legislation.
• Financial awareness.
• Numerical/verbal reasoning skills.